Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal
Joint Authors
Tripathi, Nalini
Adhikary, Buddhinath
Koirala, Robin
Shrestha, Kajan Raj
Mishra, Brijesh
Shah, Surendra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, is the only tertiary care referral centre in the eastern region of Nepal.
This paper discusses the author’s experience of starting a plastic surgery unit in eastern Nepal regarding need and present status of plastic surgery care in Nepal.
Methods.
We analyzed the data of patients treated in Plastic surgery unit from July 2007 to February 2009.
We did evaluation regarding type of patients, procedures, and their outcome.
We also evaluated the limitations and their possible solutions to overcome the barriers to establish effective plastic surgical centers in developing countries.
Results.
Plastic surgery services were started as a unit in general surgery by single plastic surgeon and one general surgery resident on rotation.
Total 848 patients were treated for different plastic-surgery-related conditions, which included 307 acute burn patients 541 general plastic surgery patients.
Trauma constituted the major bulk 22%, followed by tumors 20%, while aesthetic surgery operations were only 10.1%.
Conclusions.
In developing countries, aesthetic procedures constitute very small part of plastic surgery interventions and plastic surgery units are primarily required for reconstructive needs for optimum management of patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mishra, Brijesh& Koirala, Robin& Tripathi, Nalini& Shrestha, Kajan Raj& Adhikary, Buddhinath& Shah, Surendra. 2011. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504958
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mishra, Brijesh…[et al.]. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mishra, Brijesh& Koirala, Robin& Tripathi, Nalini& Shrestha, Kajan Raj& Adhikary, Buddhinath& Shah, Surendra. Plastic Surgery—Myths and Realities in Developing Countries : Experience from Eastern Nepal. Plastic Surgery International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504958
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504958